Improved metallic boot and shoe heel



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN C. EASTERLY, OF ANTWERP, NEW YORK.

lMPROVED METALLIC BOOT AND SHOE HEEL.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 40,162, dated October6, 1863.

lToJ a'qZZ rvhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN C. EASTERLY, fot' Antwerp, in the county ofJeit'erson and State of N ew York, have invented a new and ImprovedMetallic Boot and Shoe Heel; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a ffull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinlghad to the accompanying drawings, malriingl a part of thisspecification, in Iyhichi Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal centralsection of my invention, taken in the line x, Fig. 3; Fig. 2, atransverse vertical section of the same, taken in the line y y, Fig. l,Fig. 3, a bottom or face view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severaltigures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a boot-heel which will be verylight, perfectly water-tight, and still be durable and admit of beingreadily applied to the boot or shoe heel.

The invention consists in the employment or use ot' a metallic shellconstructed in the form of the heel of a boot or shoe, and provided witha detachable or removable seat, all arranged and applied as hereinafterfully set forth.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a metallic shell, which may be of cast-iron or othersuitable meta-l, cast, swaged, or forged into the desired shape, .whichcorr( sponds externally to that of an ordinary leather boot or shoeheel.

The upper surface or top, a, of the shell A is rather below the edge ofthe sides and back ofthe same, so as to form a cavity or recess toreceive the back part of the sole of the boot or shoe, the front edge ofthe shell being iiush with the upper surface of the top a, as shown inFig. 1.

Within the shell A there are three horizontal projections, b b b. (SeeFigs. l and 2.) These projections area short distance above the loweredge of the shell A, and the inner surface of the sides and back ot' theshell below the projections b are beveled, as shown at c, Figs. 1 and 2.

B is a plate, which may be of cast orwrought metal and corrugated at itsouter side or surface. This plate is of such a form that it will twithin the shell and bear against the projections b b b, the edge of theplate being beveled, as shown at d, to correspond to the beveled surfacec ot' the inner sides and back of the shell. (See Fig. 2.) This plate Bis secured in proper position and brought snugly against the projectionsb and the inner surface of the shell A by screws d', which pass throughthe plate B and into the top a of the shell, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2;and in order to insure a perfect water-tight joint, the edge of theplate may be covered with a varnish or any suitable water-proof cement.The shell is secured to the sole O ofthe boot or shoe by means of screwse, which pass through the top a of the shell into the sole C, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2.

The space between the top a and plate B is not filled with anysubstance, nor does it re quire to be, consequently a very lightmetallic heel is obtained, and also a very durable one. In consequenceot' having the shell attached to the sole, as shown, it may be veryreadily applied,and withoutthe possibility of any water leaking orpassing into the boot or shoe between the heel and sole, as is the casewith many metallic heels which are hot secured over the sole, but havethe latter abutting against the front side ofthe heel. The top a oftheshell or heel, in consequence of being below the sides and back of theshell A, forms a good seat to receive the back part of the sole C, andadmits of the top of the sides and back of the shell fitting snugly tothe lower part of the boot or shoe, so as to form a neat close joint.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A metallic heel for boots and shoes, composed of a shell, A, ot' theproper form or shape, having a top plate, a, at a short distance belowthe sides and back of the shell, and the latter having horizontalprojections b within it, with a beveled inner surface bclow them,against which a plate, B, having a beveled edge, is secured by screws e,the shell or heel A being secured to the sole by screws d', which passthrough the top c, substantially as set forth.

MARTIN C. EASTERLY. Witnesses:

I). L. COLLINS, J. R. GooDNow.

